Joseph Danoski - Who Was the Patient in Room 302? Lyrics

He would talk to himself or whistle a tune
Just stared out the window each afternoon
He escaped when staff was at skeleton crew
Down stairwell, laundry chute? Nobody knew
Who was the patient in room 302?
Who he was, we have only one clue
Amid his crazy pictures and childish scrawl
He left us these cryptic words on the wall
The Lunatic Prayer
I wish the grass each summer would stop growing
And then there would be no more need of mowing
I wish the leaves of autumn would stop falling
And whoever is on the phone, stop calling
I wish the sun would set forever
I wish the world would end
Never want to see a new tomorrow
Coming around the bend
I wish the winter weather would stop snowing
Constant shoveling with the cold wind blowing
I wish that everyone would stop moving
And only then will my health start improving
The nurses remarked, he was their favorite loon
Referred to him as 'the man on the moon'
Do you think he just vanished into thin air?
Or maybe got the wish expressed in his prayer?
Who was the patient in room 302?
Who he was, we have only one clue.
After the night shift, he was gone with the dawn
But someone saw something crossing the lawn
He would talk to himself or whistle a tune
Just stared out the window each afternoon
Down highway, mountain pass, the cuckoo flew
Hitched a ride, heading south, Route 302